MEM23207 - Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)

A possible prehistoric clearance cairn was noted during field investigation in 2013. The feature was seen as a low mound marked by a well defined vegetation change. Probing suggests the feature’s makeup is not especially stony.

As part of the Exmoor Mires Project, in 2013 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service were contracted to undertake a non-intrusive walkover survey of the proposed mire restoration area on Lanacombe, which included this site. SS 78599 42555. A clearance cairn, seen as a low mound 2 metres in diameter and up to 0.15 metres high. No stone is visible but was detected by probing. [1] The visit was followed by a further survey undertaken by The Historic Environment Officer for the Exmoor Mires Project. The feature was marked by a well defined vegetation change. Probing suggests the feature’s makeup is not especially stony. The feature may be a prehistoric clearance cairn, but may also have a natural origin. [2]